Mark Hohmeister: Squirrels have the upper hand again

9:11 AM,
Nov. 8, 2013

Mark Hohmeister

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It's fall, time once again to fill my bird feeder - and try to match wits with the local squirrels.

Let's review briefly. Back in April, I wrote of a battle that began when I put up my new bird feeder. Friends suggested guns, twirling squirrel-proof feeders, chili powder, thistle seed, a cat and guns. Instead, I tried axle grease on the feeder pole and wound up with black squirrel footprints all over our deck.

Summer intervened, and I stashed the feeder, but now it's back up. In the interim, I did some research. I found the Tough Bird Feeder Guard, which might not be the best solution but sounded like ...